Consolea rubescens

Consolea rubescens (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) Lem. is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.¹

The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Consolea.¹²

Its recorded native range/source remark is LEEAB, PUEOO, LEESK, LEEAV, LEEVI, LEEGU, LEEAG, SOUTHERNAMERICA, CARIBBEAN, PUE, LEE_MO, LEE; Puerto Rico to Leeward Is..¹

POWO records the plant context as succulent tree, seasonally dry tropical.¹

This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.

References

1. Plants of the World Online. "Consolea rubescens (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) Lem.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:131108-1 ↩
2. GBIF Secretariat. "Consolea rubescens". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3084332 ↩